Title Dr. First Name RAKESH Last Name SHARMA
Designation Professor
Department Department of Chemistry
Email sharmark@chemistry.du.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 9310050453
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational Qualifications
Degree/Certification Name Institution Year of Completion
Ph.D. - Ph.D (Chemistry) University of Delhi 2005
M.Phil. University of Delhi 1999
UG University of Delhi 1998
PG Jamia Millia Islamia 1997
UG University of Delhi 1995
Qualifications
Examination Name Conducting Body Date of Passing
NET UGC-CSIR 16-12-2002
Fellowship Details
Name Of Fellowship Awarding Body Fellowship Level
Junior Research Fellowship Department of Science and technology National
Senior Research Fellowship Department of Science and technology National
Teaching Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Lecturer 16-07-2005 To 11-09-2007 (2 years, 1 months, 26 days)
Assistant Professor 12-09-2007 To 15-07-2017 (9 years, 10 months, 3 days)
Associate Professor 30-09-2017 To 29-09-2020 (2 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Professor 30-09-2020 To 15-09-2022 (1 years, 11 months, 16 days)
Administrative Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Member M.Sc. Admission committee 01-06-2022 To 28-09-2022 (3 months, 27 days)
Member Bill committee, 01-09-2020 To 28-09-2022 (2 years, 27 days)
Co-coordinator in the Refresher course 27-10-2020 To 10-11-2020 (14 days)
Member of Committee of course of undergraduate courses in science 01-05-2008 To 30-04-2010 (1 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Member of Committee of course of postgraduate courses in science 01-05-2008 To 30-04-2010 (1 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Member Departmental Research committee-DRC 01-05-2008 To 30-04-2010 (1 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Convener of Physical Chemistry Section 01-05-2009 To 30-04-2010 (11 months, 29 days)
Member of Academic standard Committee 17-07-2006 To 31-05-2007 (10 months, 14 days)
Research Supervision Overview
PhD Scholars Supervised PhD Degrees Awarded Theses Submitted
5 8 0
Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Delivery of FITC-Dextran Loaded Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles Across the Blood-Brain Barrier Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Organic & Medicinal Chem IJ 2474-7610 12(3) 2023 DOI: 10.19080/OMCIJ.2023.12.555836
In-vitro and in-vivo efficacy of hollow gold nanoparticles encapsulating horseradish peroxidase: Oxidative stress-mediated tumor cell killing Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2588-8943 79 2022 doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103979
Sustained Activity of Stimuli-Responsive Curcumin and Acemannan Based Hydrogel Patches in Wound Healing Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals ACS Appl. Bio Mater 5(2) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c01078
A cannabidiol-loaded Mg-gallate metal–organicframework-based potential therapeutic for glioblastomas Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals J. Mater. Chem. B. 9 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb02780d
Copper@ZIF-8 Core-Shell Nanowires for Reusable Antimicrobial Face Masks Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Adv. Funct. Mater DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202008054
Microencapsulated UVfilter@ZIF-8 basedsunscreens for broad spectrum UV protection. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals RSC Advances 10 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05828a
Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of a 99mTc labelled deoxyglucose complex {[99mTc] DTPAbis(DG)} as a potential SPECT based probe for tumor imaging. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals New J. Chem. 44 DOI: 10.1039/c9nj04705k
In-vitro studies of curcumin encapsulated mesoporous Fe-Phenanthroline nanocluster for reduction of amyloid β plaque. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 54 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101314
Mesoporous iron gallate nanocomplex for adsorption and degradation of organic dyes. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 579 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.123694
A Potent Acetylcholinesterase Selective and Reversible Homodimeric Agent based on Tacrine for Theranostics Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Mol. Pharmaceutics 16(6) DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b0105
Multifunctional mesoporous curcumin encapsulated iron-phenanthroline nanocluster: A new Anti-HIV agent Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 180 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.04.057
Work Function Based catalytic activity of Metallic Nanoparticles for Dye Degradation. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Catalysis Letters 149 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-019-02744-4
Laser induced morphology change in copper sulphide nanoparticles. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 565
Rose Bengal attached and dextran coated gadolinium oxide nanoparticles for potential diagnostic imaging applications Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals European J. Pharmaceutical Sciences 117 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2018.03.008
A novel 18F labeled Imidazo-oxazolopyridine derivative as β-amyloid imaging agent: Synthesis and preliminary evaluation Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Asian J. chemistry 30 No DOI
Immunomodulatory activities of curcumin-stabilized silver nanoparticles: Efficacy as an antiretroviral therapeutic Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Immunological Investigations, 46(8) https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2017.1371908
PEG coated and doxorubicin loaded multimodal Gadolinium oxide nanoparticles for simultaneous drug delivery and imaging applications Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals International Journal of Pharmaceutics 527 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.05.027
Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles encapsulating horseradish peroxidase (HRP): synthesis, characterization and carrier for the generation of free radicals for potential applications in cancer therapy Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals RSC Advances 6 DOI: 10.1039/c6ra24586b
Kinetic Study of Hydrolysis of Chlorpyrifos Using Gallic Acid Coated Silver Nanoparticles. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Advanced science engineering and medicine (ASEM) 8 doi:10.1166/asem.2016.1953
FITC-Dextran entrapped and silica coated gadolinium oxide nanoparticles for synchronous optical and magnetic resonance imaging applications Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals International Journal of Pharmaceutics 506 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.03.040
Comparitive study of antibacterial activity of standard antibiotic with silver nanoparticles synthesized using ocimum tenuiflorum and garcinia mangostana leaves. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Chem. Biol. Lett. 2(2) No DOI
Tannic acid: A natural source to tailor nano crystalline silver particles of different morphologies as antibacterial agent Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Adv. Mater. Lett. 6(12) DOI: 10.5185/amlett.2015.5946
Facile Synthesis of gold nanocatalyst for redox reaction between potassium ferricyanide and sodium thiosulphate—An electron relay effect. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Advanced science engineering and medicine (ASEM) 7 doi:10.1166/asem.2015.1764

Surface modified silica nanoparticles for synchronous magnetic resonance imaging and drug delivery applications Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals RSC Adv. 4 DOI: 10.1039/c4ra06367h
Biogenic synthesis of metal nanocatalysts using Mimosa pudica leaves for efficient reduction of aromatic nitrocompounds Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals RSC Adv 4 DOI: 10.1039/c4ra04233f
Ethnopharmacological Damdei plant extract assisted synthesis of copper nanoparticles and evaluation in non-enzymatic kinetics of o-dianisidine oxidation Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals J. Biomed. Ther. Sci. 1(1) No DOI
Hollow Silica Nanoparticles As Support For Catalase Enzyme Immobilization. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Catalysis Letters 143 (12) DOI 10.1007/s10562-013-1080-9
Green Approach For Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Antibacterial Activity Against Multi Drug Resistant Human Pathogens Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Advanced science engineering and medicine (ASEM) 5 https://doi.org/10.1166/asem.2013.1264
Study of solute– solute and solute–solvent interactions of l-methionine in aqueous-sucrose solutions at different temperatures. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals J. Chem. Thermodynamics 58 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2012.11.001
Synthesis of bimetallic Pt-Cu nanoparticles and their application in the reduction of Rhodamine B Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 416 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.09.048
Silica Nanoparticles Co-Encapsulating Gadolinium Oxide and Horse Radish Peroxidase for Imaging and Therapeutic Applications. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals International Journal of Nanomedicine 2012:7 https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S33295
Physicochemical study of solute–solute and solute–solvent interactions of l-histidine in water + sucrose solutions at different temperatures Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Molecular Liquid 165 :10.1016/j.molliq.2011.11.003
Inclusion complex of colchicine in hydroxypropyl-β- cyclodextrin tenders better solubility and improved pharmacokinetics Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 10.3109/10837450.2011.591801
Volumetric, ultrasonic and viscometric behavior of l-methionine in aqueous-glucose solutions at different temperatures Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Molecular Liquid 159 10.1016/j.molliq.2011.01.010
Multifunctional silica nanoparticles with potentials of imaging and gene delivery Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine 7 10.1016/j.nano.2010.12.008
Metal nanoparticles with high catalytic activity in degradation of methyl orange: An electron relay effect Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 335 10.1016/j.molcata.2010.12.001
Volumetric, ultrasonic, and viscometric behaviour of l-histidine in aqueous-glucose solutions at different temperatures Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals J. Chem. Thermodynamic 43 :10.1016/j.jct.2010.11.017
Synthesis of gold nanorods using concentrated aerosol OT in hexane and its application as catalyst for the reduction of eosin Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 373 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.10.022
Single-pot synthesis: Plant mediated gold nanoparticles catalyzed reduction of methylene blue in presence of stannous chloride Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 367 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.06.022
Evaluation of Kirkwood-Buff Integrals for 2,2, 4-Trimethylpentane + Aromatic Hydrocarbon Binary Mixtures from Ultrasonic Speed and Density Data Using Inversion Procedure andRegular Solution Theory Journal of Acoustical Society of India 36 No DOI
Glucose Oxidase Doped Silica Nanoparticles Show Significant Enzymatic Activity Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Scientific Conference Proceedings 1 10.1166/jcp.2009.009
Enzymes in the cavity of hollow silica nanoparticles Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 284 10.1016/j.jcis.2004.10.006
Surface Modified ORMOSIL nanoparticles. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 277 10.1016/j.jcis.2004.04.019
Size-dependent catalytic behavior of platinum nanoparticles on the hexacyanoferrate(III)/thiosulfate redox reaction Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 265 10.1016/S0021-9797(03)00463-6
Research Projects
Project Title Project Type Year Of Sanction Outcome/Output Duration
Development of dye doped gadolinium oxide nanoparticles for bioimaging applications sponsored by Council of scientific and industrial research Major 2013 Resulted in good publications 01-11-2013 To 31-12-2016 (3 years, 1 months, 30 days)
Hollow silica nanoparticles entrapping enzyme for possible enzyme therapeutics and sensor applications Major 2010 Resulted in some good publication 01-02-2010 To 31-01-2013 (2 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Professional Development Programmes
Programme Title Sponsoring Institution Organizing Institution Role Type of Programme
Chemistry University Grant Commission University of Delhi Organising Refresher Program
UGC-ASC University Grant Commission University of Delhi Attending Orientation Programme
Chemistry University Grant Commission University of Delhi Attending Refresher Program
Honors and Awards
Name of the Award Awarding Body Award Category Level Award Date
Raman Post doctoral fellowship University Grant Commission Research International 01-10-2016
Talk Poster Presented
Name of the Activity Role Date of Activity
Micro-emulsion mediated synthesis of nanoparticles for therapeutic applications Invited Talk 18-02-2018
Nanoscale materials for potential Biomedical applications Invited Talk 25-03-2019
Microemulsion Mediated Synthesis of Some Inorganic Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications Invited Talk 06-04-2019
Biomedical applications of some nanoscale materials Invited Talk 08-02-2021
Nanomedicine: Some applications of inorganic nanoparticles Invited Talk 12-12-2015
Synthesis of some inorganic nanoparticles using reverse micelles for possible therapeutic applications Invited Talk 19-12-2014
Inorganic nanoparticles in therapeutics Oral Presentation 25-02-2013
Nanomaterials in therapeutics Oral Presentation 14-12-2012
Silica nanoparticles coencapsulating Gadolinium oxide and horse radish peroxidase for imaging and therapeutic Poster Presentation 08-05-2011
Curcumin loaded Silver nanoparticles: An effective anti-HIV therapeutics Poster Presentation 24-06-2017
Curcumin loaded nanoparticles for blood brain barrier crossing and therostics of Alzheimer disease. Poster Presentation 24-06-2017
nanotechnology applications Poster Presentation 17-02-2006
Nanotechnology related Oral Presentation 25-07-2016
Some potential applications of nanoscale materials Invited Talk 23-09-2022
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